AQA A level sociology paper 1
exam questions and answers.
, 1
"outline two ways in which schools may promote competition between pupils -
CORRECT ANSWER - meritocracy - status is achieved via educational success and it
is based on the pupils own efforts
"outline three ways in which the education system may be seen as patriarchal -
CORRECT ANSWER - male domination - most positions of power and authority are
held by male and females are lower level teachers
- male saviour - when classes are misbehaving a male teacher comes to 'save' the
female teacher and use discipline as a male role model
- male gaze - objectification of women within the workplace makes them more
subordinate to men - makes them more likely to be victims of workplace sexual
harassment"
"analyse two ways in which the relationships and processes within schools may lead to
anti-school subculture - CORRECT ANSWER "
"evaluate the view that marketisation policies have increased diversity and choice in the
education system - CORRECT ANSWER - parental choice
- class diversity - coalition"
"evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of using field experiments to investigate the
effects of teachers labelling pupils - CORRECT ANSWER preferred by positivists
- produces quantitative data that can be used to study cause and effect relationships
- high in reliability - questions can be replicated exactly
field experiments
- involves conduction research in a natural setting such as classrooms within a school
- allows for some control over variables but not full control which reduces reliability"
"outline and explain two practical disadvantages of using documents in sociological
research - CORRECT ANSWER subject matter
- documents may not fully reflect you subject of research
time
- may take a large amount of time to analyse and quantify data
- may be interpreted differently so how it is analyse also needs to be considered"
"evaluate the strengths and limitations of using participant observation to investigate
pupil exclusions - CORRECT ANSWER favoured by interpretivists
- produces qualitative data
- high in validity
- allows researcher to see the participants point of view
types of participant observation
exam questions and answers.
, 1
"outline two ways in which schools may promote competition between pupils -
CORRECT ANSWER - meritocracy - status is achieved via educational success and it
is based on the pupils own efforts
"outline three ways in which the education system may be seen as patriarchal -
CORRECT ANSWER - male domination - most positions of power and authority are
held by male and females are lower level teachers
- male saviour - when classes are misbehaving a male teacher comes to 'save' the
female teacher and use discipline as a male role model
- male gaze - objectification of women within the workplace makes them more
subordinate to men - makes them more likely to be victims of workplace sexual
harassment"
"analyse two ways in which the relationships and processes within schools may lead to
anti-school subculture - CORRECT ANSWER "
"evaluate the view that marketisation policies have increased diversity and choice in the
education system - CORRECT ANSWER - parental choice
- class diversity - coalition"
"evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of using field experiments to investigate the
effects of teachers labelling pupils - CORRECT ANSWER preferred by positivists
- produces quantitative data that can be used to study cause and effect relationships
- high in reliability - questions can be replicated exactly
field experiments
- involves conduction research in a natural setting such as classrooms within a school
- allows for some control over variables but not full control which reduces reliability"
"outline and explain two practical disadvantages of using documents in sociological
research - CORRECT ANSWER subject matter
- documents may not fully reflect you subject of research
time
- may take a large amount of time to analyse and quantify data
- may be interpreted differently so how it is analyse also needs to be considered"
"evaluate the strengths and limitations of using participant observation to investigate
pupil exclusions - CORRECT ANSWER favoured by interpretivists
- produces qualitative data
- high in validity
- allows researcher to see the participants point of view
types of participant observation
